For years, Finland has been the by-word for a successful education system, perched at the top of international league tables for literacy and numeracy.

Only far eastern countries such as Singapore and China outperform the Nordic nation in the influential Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) rankings. Politicians and education experts from around the world – including the UK – have made pilgrimages to Helsinki in the hope of identifying and replicating the secret of its success.

Which makes it all the more remarkable that Finland is about to embark on one of the most radical education reform programmes ever undertaken by a nation state – scrapping traditional “teaching by subject” in favour of “teaching by topic”.

“This is going to be a big change in education in Finland that we’re just beginning,” said Liisa Pohjolainen, who is in charge of youth and adult education in Helsinki – the capital city at the forefront of the reform programme.

101 classroom management tips (I would like to call them GEMS, but that would be presumptuous). The aim of this exercise is to either supplement or increase your effectiveness in the classroom. You may have heard or read of these tips before.

When students use their bodies in the learning process, it can have a big effect, even if it seems silly or unconnected to the learning goal at hand. Researchers have found that when students use their bodies while doing mathematical storytelling (like with word problems, for example), it changes the way they think about math. “We understand language in a richer, fuller way if we can connect it to the actions we perform,” said Sian Beilock, professor of psychology at the University of Chicago.

Since last we wrote, Google Street Art has doubled its online archive by adding some 5,000 images, bringing the tally to 10,000, with coordinates pinpointing exact locations on all five continents (though as of this writing, things are a bit thin on the ground in Africa).

10 Ways to Sabotage Your Classroom Managment: If you are having classroom management problems, take a look at this article, which explains what NOT to do, and the more effective practices you should try instead.

Africa is the most diverse continent in the world. With 1,000 to 2,000 language being spoken there. Africa also holds the world’s 20 most ethnically diverse countries. This article says that this diversity is partially due how European powers divided up sections of the continent with no regard to how the residents would adapt. There are also other countries that have tried to/or colonized African countries which has further diversified Africa. The Largest City is Lagos in Nigeria with over 8 Million people

It is mind-boggling how this beautiful continent is studied so little in America. For some reason, Africa is not glorified as a ethnic melting-pot or a growing economy. This article and subsequent maps detail how special Africa really is. Most people think of Africa as having one race and ethnicity living in a dry desert. This could not be further from the truth.

Truly amazing of how diverse Africa is. They call America the melting pot of the world, but Africa's diversity as a continent is baffeling. It makes sense due to all of the different tribes and countries who have ruled land here over the last few thousand years, but still amazes me when you look at the numbers, especially the fact that there are 2000 languages spoken here. The ethnographic map was the craziest map in my opinion. No surprise that there conflict arising constantly in Africa's countries.

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